Bulgaria has wild hamsters

I've been reading about BULGARIA in "THE LONELY PLANET GUIDE TO EASTERN EUROPE" and examining the country's soccer history on the excellent Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website (find it here).
Here are three things I learned yesterday:
1. VARNA was established as Bulgaria's first seaside resort in 1921, but human settlement in the location on the BLACK SEA dates back 6,000 years.
2. The RUSENSKI LOM NATURE PARK is home to 172 species, including Egyptian vultures, wolves and HAMSTERS.
Hamsters as domesticated pets only emerged in the 1930s. Bulgaria is among the many countries that wild hamsters call home.
3. PLOVDIV in central Bulgaria (pictured) is home to two famous soccer clubs.
Black-and-yellow-striped BOTEV PLOVDIV won a pair of Bulgarian titles (1929 and 1967) and a pair of Bulgarian cups (1962 and 1981) but now reside in the country's second division.
Black-and-white-striped LOKOMOTIV PLOVDIV won the title in 2004 and have a trio of cup wins (1960, 1971 and 1982).
However, neither club matches the Sofia clubs for success.